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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,280, dated September 16, 1884.

Application filed September E22, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM; H. BOUTELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Antrim, in the county of Hillsborough and State of N ew Hampshire, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Apple-Parers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or flgures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speeieation.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation l i designed to be operated either by hand or by power; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will behereinafter fully described, andpartieularly pointed out'in the claims appended.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates the base of the main frame, and b and b are the webbed uprights rising from the base, and connected by the cross-rail c near their upper ends. The rear face of the connecting-rail c is provided at its middle with the journal of for the revolving cam-wheel d, which is provided on its front face with-the irregular broken cam d', and also a short curved cam, di, secured to or 4formed with the spokes of the revolving camwheel within the circumference of the irregular broken cam d. The purposes and outline of these cams will be hereinafter explained. The upright b is provided in its front web with an upper bearing, c, and a lower bearing, e; and a vertical bracket= f, formed on the inner face of the cross-rail c, is provided with corresponding bearings, e c', in which the upper and lower horizont-al guide-rods, g and g', are secured. A rack, 1L, is formed with or forms the upper portion of the cross-rail c from the bracket j' to the upright b. The teeth of the rack h are in its under edge and extend nearly to the bracket f. There is a rectangular space,

hf, between the rack 71, and the lower portion, h2, of the cross-rail c, said space h extending from near the journal of the revolving camwheel to the upright Z). The rack h is not in the same vertical plane with the lower Vportion, h, but projects slightly forward fromthe face of the heavier portion h3 of the cross-rail c. The rim d" ofthe revolving cam-wheel d is provided with miter-teeth di, sloping from without inward a-nd forward on its front face. These teeth d'1 are of even length, except at d5, where they are shortened (two or more of them) to form a recess, d, for the reception of a friction-roller, the location and purpose o .which will be hereinafter explained.

The irregular, broken, or double cani d is cast with the wheel d, and when said wheel is in its normal position-t'. e., when the parts of the machine are in position to place the apple on the fork properly-it commences at the rim d at a point slightly below the terminus of the horizontal diameter at the left side of the wheel d. It then curves downwardly, inwardly, and upwardly past the axis of the wheel, then upwardly and inwardly toward the left of the wheel until it comes above and nearly to the axial line of the wheel, where it vis broken or stops. The cam d2 starts from the inner hub, t, of the wheel d at the upper side of the hub i, and curves upwardly toward the left side of the wheel, then downwardly and outwardly, and terminates at the spoke dT just near enough to the rim d to permit a friction-roller,'i, to pass through space between the cam d and di. This frietionroller i also passes through the space t in the irregular cam d at a certain time during the revolution ofthe wheel d, as will be hereinafter explained.

A sliding disk, k, having bearing-lugs k l:L It and an angular arm, 7c3, is provided on its front face with an irregular annular cam, Z, and is centrally bored to form a bearing for a rotating disk, Z', which carries the knife-arm Z2. The knife-arm Z2 is secured to a short shaft, lf", working in bearings in arms or studs Z* Z, extending from the face of the rotating disk Z. The short shaft Z extends at a right angle to the axial line of the rotating disk Z', and the knife-arm Z2 and the frictionarm Z* are secured to the short shaft l, iu line with the axial line IOO of the rotating disk Z'. rlhe knife-arm Z2 is enolf lever s a short distance from its point.

gagcd by the end ot' a coil-spring, Z, which cneircles the short shalt Z, the other end ol; the coil-spring engaging the rotating disk Z,to hold 5 the friction-roller Z10 on the end of tl1efrictionarm Z`L in engagement with the irregular annular cam Z while the disk Z is being rotated. A pinion, on, on therear end of the shaft m of the rotating disk Z, engages the rack 7L, and

1o when the sliding disk 7.-y is moved on the guiderods la k2 k2 it causes thc4 disk Z to rot-ate and carry the knife Z around the apple to pare it, as will be further explained. The rear face of the angular arm 7.5; is provided with a pro I 5Wjecting arm, ai, carrying a friction-roller, m,

which engages then-regular cam Z on the revolving wheel (Z, to operate the sliding disk forward and back upon -the guide-rods 7.x 7511.-?. A bracket, n, is secured to the front side of the cross-rail c,bctween the upright b and the vertical bracket f, and extends forward to form the bearings for the driving mechanism and the forleshaft. A gear-wheel, o, having a mitergear hub, o', is journaled on the bracketa, and

its periphery engages a pinion, o, on the end of the fork-shaft o,while its miter-geared hub engages the mitcr-teeth on the rim of the rc volving canrwheel (Z. Then operated by handpower, a crank, o, is provided, and the wheel 3o 0 operates the pinion and the wheel CZ.

Vhen the machine is driven by power other than hand-power, a clutch-pulley, p, grooved in its periphery, as shown, is placed on the fork-shaft o, between the bearings pr, and its grooved hub p is engaged by the bifurcated end of a clutchlever, p, pivoted on a standard, gi/and carrying a friction-roller, p, at its rear end,which 'roller engages the inner periphery oi' the rim d of the cam-wheel (Z, to hold the 4o clutclrpulley p in engagement with the pin 05 on the vfork-shaft o until such time as the fric tion-roller p is opposite the recess d in the rim d, when a rctracting-spring, q, connected to the clutch-lever p between its fulcrum and the clutch`pulley p atone end, and to a standard, q', on an arm, Q2, at its other end, will draw the pulley out of engagement with the pin o, and throw the :t'riction-rollerpG into the recess c, and stop the machine at each revo- 5o lution of the cam-wheel cZ.

A knock-oit' slide, 1', for knocking the core of the apple from the fork after the apple has been pared and sliced, consists of a collar, r, sliding on the fork-shaft o between the fork and the shaft-bearing p', and provided with connected arms, which slide between the tines of the fork. A curved knock-off lever, s, is fulcrnmed on the standard q, and provided at its rear end with a friction-roller, S, which 6o engages the short curved cam (Z2 on its outer s2, pivoted to the clutch-lever at one end, is bifnrcated at the other end, and a screw, s, is passed through the bifurcation into the knockthe apple.

An arm, Y/, curved downwardly, forwardly, and then upwardly7 is secured to the forward ly-proiecting arm'h1 of the angular arm 75 of the sliding disk 1.,'. The outer end or forward end of the arm t is provided with the angular sliccr and corer i. 3y this construction the knife is located on one side of the apple when the latter is on the fork, and the sliccr and corer are on the opposite side of the apple, therebyr equalizing the pressure on the apple and preventing its breaking. ,lhe bar e2, before referred to, is to operate the clutch-lever to slide the clutch-pulley into gear when the knoek-off is slid back against the knock-off lever in putting the apple on the fork. It rcquircs only one revolution of the cam-wheel Z to pecl an apple, and the machine will be automatically thrown out of gear at the time the apple is peeled, no matter what the size of the apple may be, the friction-roller on the clutch-lever entering the recess in the rim d. of the revolving cani-wheel Z at the end of each revolution for this purpose.

In its normal position the frietion-roller'on the friction-arm ZL is resting on the foremost projection ofthe irregular cani Z. XV hen the sliding disk 'k has been moved forward on the guiderodsg and f/ until the pinion on the rotating disk Z has, through the medium of the rack, carried the friction-roller on the arm Z`L along the incline on the foremost pro jection u to the next short incline a of the irregular cani Z, the paring-knife will have moved to a position to commence paring The continued rotation of the disk Z carries the friction-roller around the plane or nearly plane portion of the cam Z until the depression a'-7 has been reached, the knife having been carried around at the same time until the stem portion of the apple has been reached, at which time the friction-roller on the arm ZL drops into the depression u? in the cam Z and causes the knife to be turned backward, to prevent gouging of the apple at this point, which would otherwise occur were the depression fz omitted from the cani Z. By continuing the rotation of the disk Z until the base of the foremost projection of the cam Z is reached the knife will have completed the paring of the apple, and will, during the lastmentioned transit of the friction-roller, have been turned downwardly away from the apple. ,lo complete this`much of the operation, the first section of the irregular double cam (Z will have been traversed, and the space fi will have been reached. The friction-roller 'Z then drops or passes through the space Z and comes in Contact with the second section of the cam cZ, which causes the sliding disk 7.1 to travel upon its guide-rods back toward its starting-point, and in its passage back to rotate the disk Z in the opposite direction through the rack and piniomand thereby carry the friction-roller back over the irregular camZ to its normal position.

lt should be observed that the normal posin IOO IIO

tion of the knife-arm and the paring-knife is above the fork and out of the way of thcopcrator who places the apples on the fork. The knife need not be handled or pulled back, but automatically assumes this position, and all the other necessary positions required to properly peel the apple, by simply driving the revolving cam-wheel d in one direction. Vhen driven by hand it is not necessary to stop the machine automatically, 4as the operator has complete control. When power is used, however, the stop mechanism is necessary to avoid accidents; but the means for throwing the machine in gear by simply forcing the apple upon the fork are so simple that the machine may be operated with great rapidity.

It is necessary, in order to make the knife operate properly while the friction-roller on the friction-arm l is passing` along the first ineline from its normal resting-place, that the rst section of the cam d should be double for a short distance 'toengage the roller i with certainty; otherwise the spiral spring on the short shaft would carry the knife around against the apple, which is already revolving, and the knife would pare at the same point for more than one revolution of the apple.

The knifearm is secured on the axial line of the rotating disk Z for the reason that were it at any other point,whenthe knife reached a vertical position under the apple, instead of being rotated and carried back from the apple, the continued rotation of the disk Z would carry it up in contact with the fork-shaft and either stop or break the machine.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by "fl revolving cam-wheel having the recess in the inner periphery ofthe geared rim vand the short curved cam 'i3 on its inner face, of the clutch-lever provided with the friction-roller and retracting-spring, the clutch-pulley, the fork-shaft provided with a pinion engaging the rim of a gear-wheel having a mitergear hub engaging the gear of the revolving camwheel, a knock-off lever carrying a friction roller at its rear end and connected by a pivoted push-bar to the clutch-lever, and the knock -oiii` slide engaging the fork-shaft and the tincs ofthe fork, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in an apple-parer, with the knocleoff on the fork-shaft and the knockoff lever and clutch-lever connectedtogether `for operating the same, substantially as speciiied. f

5. In an apple-parer, the combination of the irregular cam-faced sliding disk mounted on guide-rods and carrying the centrally-located revolving knife-arm and the angular arm carrying the downwardly, forwardly, and upwardly curved'arm provided with the sliccr and corer at its outer end, and mechanism for operating the same, substantially as speciiied.

6. In an apple-parer, the combination of the sliding disk carrying the irregular cam, the centrally-located revolvinglrnife-arm, the rear arm carrying the friction-roller engaging the irregular cam, the pinion for engaging the rack, and the revolving cam-wheel having the irregular sectional or double cam, with mechani'sm for operating the cam-wheel, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

XV. H. BOUTELL.

Vitnesses:

THEO. MUNGEN, Josnru Donsnr. 

